WEBVTT AND A WAVEOF VIOLENCE THAT BROKE THEHOMICIDE RECORD.MARK VANDERHOFF TALKEDABOUT THE YEAR GONE BYWITH LOUISVILLE MAYOR GREGFISCHER.HE JOINS US LIVE IN THENEWSROOM.HOW DOES THE MAYOR THINK2016 WENT?>> HE THINK IT IS WENTWELL.HE KNOW THERE IS AREPROBLEMS WITH HEROIN ANDVIOLECE RIGHT NOW, BUTALSO WANTS TO REMINDEVERYONE OF GOOD THINGSHAPPENING.2016 WAS THE YEAR THE OHIORIVER BRIDGES PROJECT WASCOMPLETED.CONSTRUCTION BEGAN ON THEOMNI HOTEL A SIGN OF THEHOTEL BOOM AND DOWNTOWNLOUISVILLE RESURGENCE.ON A SAD NOTE NATIVE SONMUHAMMAD ALI DIED.ALSO A RECORD NUMBER OFHOMICIDES.HIS OFFICE IS ACTIVELYWORKING TO FIND WAYS TOFIGHT CRIME INCLUDING MOREMONEY FOR POLICE OFFICERSAND MORE DRUG TREATMENT.>> WE'VE GOT TO BEPOSITIVE AND KEEP GROWINGAND ACCENTING ALL OF THEGOOD THINGS GOING ON INTHE COMMUNITY AND WORK ONTHE THINGS THAT AREDETRACTING US FROM BEINGTHE GREATEST AT THE SAMETIME.WHEN I TALK TO FOLKS THEYSEEM TO HAVE THAT KIND OFAWARENESS.>> WE'LL HAVE MORE FROM MYINTERVIEW WITH MAYORFISCHER TONIGHT AT 6:00.YOU CAN ALSO WATCH OURENTIRE INTERVIEW ATWLKY.COM OR ON THE WLKYNEWS MOBILE APP.